# Alavidangan Village, Ilayangudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/alavidangan/ Village · Ilayangudi, Sivaganga # Alavidangan Alavidangan is a village in Ilayangudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630713**. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 364 households**, the 31st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 1,278people (2011) - 364households - 71.2%literacy - 630713PIN code ## Alavidangan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alavidangan is 630713.** Alavidangan falls in Ilayangudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630713 - Gram panchayatAlavidangan - Community development blockIlayangudi - Census village code640435 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alavidangan from nearby towns? - Ilayangudi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)50 km by road - Ilayangudi (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Alavidangan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Alavidangan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sooranam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Alavidangan known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and cotton**. About 53% of the 772 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Alavidangan Of every 100 households in Alavidangan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alavidangan · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****15%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **83% Tap water ****99%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **77% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Alavidangan? ■ Alavidangan · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **1034 Working population ****55.8%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 55.9% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 422 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 170 (24%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Ilayangudi - Kurichi1,360 people - Akkavayal1,346 people - N. Andakudi1,303 people - Pudukkottai1,296 people - Keelanettur1,232 people - Sethugudi1,219 people - Nagamuganthankudi1,195 people - Sirupalai1,157 people [All 52 villages in Ilayangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alavidangan?630713 - How far is Alavidangan from Sivaganga?50 km by road - What is the population of Alavidangan?1,278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alavidangan in?Sivaganga district (Ilayangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alavidangan?71.2% (Census 2011)